MUST READS 181 bodies found at Malaysia crash site in Ukraine – AP Putin: If MH17 Crashed in Ukraine, It’s Ukraine’s Fault – Time European Stocks Drop for Second Day on Ukraine Conflict – Bloomberg ‘Further Escalation Not Out of the Question’ in Ukraine – Spiegel Israel ready to widen Gaza ground offensive – PM – BBC Netanyahu Orders Military to Ready Wider Gaza Incursion – Bloomberg Value of worldwide mergers and acquisitions hits $2 trillion this year – Reuters What a pet insurer’s IPO tells us about America’s dog and cat obsession – Quartz APNewsBreak: Shipwreck’s gold inventory released – AP The Real Message of the BRICS Summit – Bloomberg We Now Know Janet Yellen Is Not Very Bright – IRD 7 reasons the gold standard is a terrible idea – Vox Trust Will Kill Bitcoin – Bloomberg
MARKETS/INVESTING World stocks shaky as jetliner downed over Ukraine – AP Market reaction could be harsh but short-lived – CNBC 6 events that spooked the market in 2014 – CNN/Money Bull market sends 401(k)s soaring to record highs – USA Today VIX Jumps With Gold Bets as Ukraine Ignites Stock Selloff – Businessweek Russian stocks slide for fifth day after MH17 crash – MarketWatch Treasuries Fall for First Time in Three Days as Safety Bid Wanes – Bloomberg Gold dips after spike on Ukraine crash, set for first weekly fall in 7 – Reuters Amid economic revival, gold duty cut unlikely – Mineweb After winning the silver fix, CME goes for the gold – Mining.com Commerzbank neutralises outlook, may fall to 1286 levels – BullionStreet
ECONOMY/WORLD/HOUSING/BANKING Addicted to Inflation – Krugman, NY Times Another Nail In The Payroll Coffin? – Alhambra Partners Kuroda Softens Yen Stance as Export Pain Evaporates – Bloomberg Growth slightly lower than 7.5 percent ‘acceptable’: China’s Li – Reuters China Bailouts Questions as Second Company Faces Default – Bloomberg Canada housing market skewed by handful of hot markets – FP Home prices continue to fall in more cities – China Daily Is a Housing Crash Coming to the U.S.? – Investor Place The Debate Over FHA’s Growing Role in the Housing Market – WSJ Bullard Says Fed May Need to Move Forward Start of Exit – Businessweek Janet Yellen Uses Fed Failures to Expand the Fed’s Mandate – RCM The Fed in Danger – NY Sun
